The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-16

Go the commissioners called on him TO assure
I'm ,hat all was well. and his convalescence
became speedy.
awe couldn't duplicate Jack the world
over" Superintendent jackson SAID the other
day II don't think be knows what fear Is
His only fault is that about once year ne
will GET on n spree, but during such spells no
vras never known 10 resort 20 knives and PTS
tolls Drunk or sober his weapons were al
wavs his fists or n black thorn stick. Jack
is bi0 hearted. gentle aud chivalrous. He IS
always ready 10 take care Of girls, women
and babies. Sharpers and roughs have
wholesome respect for him, you may be sure
He is not a boaster, either.
"One Monday morning some one told me
there had been tremendous row at Jacks
door the day previous, and / went to see
ehout IT, The sailors bother us good deal
sometimes. You know. What have you been
doing ! asked angrily, that a row was
kicked up here yesterday
@'Oh. nothin much Jack replied. i only
hate a couple sailors that were botherin' the
girls"
Sir Alfred Gooch was much interested III
Capt Hussey about q year ago and asked the
ROYAL Humane society TO give him medal,
which was refused on the ground that the
brave fellow was not British subject. Be
CORA" said Jack, "they wouldn't give me
medal because I'm an Irishman. When the
next Britisher tumbles into the say and bawls
for help III tell him to go TO the Royal Hu-
name society for it, will"
Capt. Hussey has ten or dozen medals
from American institutions. In 1874 con
gress voted him gold med& for bravery in
saving human beings from drowning. He Is
80 wears old. five feet eight inches high, aud
weighs about 200 pounds Re has been an
employe Of Castle Garden FOR the past if
teen wears. for which position he was recon
mended by Hon. S. S. Cox In war times he
was Waterman Of some cotton warehouses
near his present residence in Jackson street
Cotton was extremely scarce and valuable,
and his encounters with thieves were numer-
ous When arrested on his occasional sprees
it required platoon Of police to do it, as a
general thing, and his head is covered with
scars. the result Of numerous affrays with
knights of the locust.
Jack invariably signs the pledge after a
debauch, and Superintendent Jackson says
he has never known him 10 break it. He OBJ
ligates himself not TO drink for term Of
months or a year, and when the interval has
expired he will Ego on a tear" At one time,
when reproached by the superintendent for
violating his pledge, Jack went TO the trouble
Of securing the affidavit of an uninterested
party to prove that the time was not covered
with his previous promise.
Al one time Capt Hussey was boatman
OF Lake Ontario and saved the life of his
captains daughter, whom be married Mrs.
Hussey is said TO have a strong influence over
her husbands turbulent nature They have
two sons and 3S}G.9er The husbands
title came from mention that was made Of
him in a song brought ont by Harigan and
Hart At Castle Garden Capt Hussey's most
dangerous though successful life saving ex-
plot was the rescue OF a powerful Swede who
threw himself in the water with suicidal III
tent, and who fought his rescuer vigorously.